Minute Of Arc To Turn (? To ?) Converter

The Minute Of Arc To Turn (? to ?) Converter is a simple tool designed to help you convert measurements of angular distance from minutes of arc into turns, expressed in revolutions. This is useful in fields like engineering, astronomy, and navigation where precise angular measurements are important.

First, let’s understand the units involved. A “minute of arc” (?) is a unit of angular measurement equal to 1/60th of a degree. It is commonly used to measure small angles, especially in astronomy and surveying. One degree (°) equals 60 minutes of arc, so:

1° = 60?

A “turn” or “revolution” (?) represents a full 360-degree rotation. To convert minutes of arc into turns, you need to relate the total minutes to 360 degrees, then to turns. The basic formula is:

Number of turns (?) = Total minutes of arc (?) ÷ (60 × 360)

Alternatively, since 1 turn equals 21600 minutes of arc (because 1 turn = 360° and 1° = 60?, so 360 × 60 = 21600), the conversion formula simplifies to:

Number of turns (?) = Total minutes of arc (?) ÷ 21600

Using this converter, you simply input the number of minutes of arc, and it will calculate how many full turns that measurement represents. This makes it easy to interpret small angular measurements in terms of complete rotations or revolutions.